Descripción
In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players--including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson--LaFeber shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election.
Author: Walter LaFeber
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 02/17/2005
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.42w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780742543928
ISBN10: 0742543927
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Political Process | Campaigns & Elections
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
Author: Walter LaFeber
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 02/17/2005
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.42w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780742543928
ISBN10: 0742543927
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Political Process | Campaigns & Elections
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
About the Author
Walter LaFeber is Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor and a Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow in the Department of History at Cornell University. He is the author of numerous articles and his most recent books include Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism and America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2002.